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In one of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s books on Jewish meditation, he asks where meditation is mentioned in the Torah. He…
By Jack (Yankl) Botwinik “Can we stop by the dollar store?” my nine-year-old pleads as we drive home from school.…
Psychologist Ivan Lerner argues that “Tiger Mom” may have a point after all As an educator and a clinical psychologist…
Today’s teens often passionlessly and passively go through the motions of living an Orthodox lifestyle. This is true even for…
NCSY Regional Directors Share Strategies on Raising Children to Love Judaism Jewish Action interviewed NCSY regional directors across the country…
There is a disturbing phenomenon that we in the Modern Orthodox community don’t like to talk about: many of our…
When I was growing up, I don’t recall hearing anything about drugs or adolescent suicide, which is now the third-leading…
One of the major themes of this year’s Orthodox Union (OU) convention was…
Technological developments are often aimed at solving the world’s great problems: feeding the hungry, reversing global warming, curing disease. But…
1. SPEND TIME TOGETHER Even ten minutes a day of uninterrupted time to touch base builds connection. Spending more time…
As part of the Orthodox Union’s ongoing commitment to strengthen the Jewish family, the OU recently conducted an online international…